Measuring intra-industry trade and productivity in the South African pharmaceutical sector

Malimba, Nwabisa; Mutambara, Tsitsi E; Marire, Juniours

Title: Measuring intra-industry trade and productivity in the South African pharmaceutical sector
Creator: Malimba, Nwabisa
Creator: Mutambara, Tsitsi E
Creator: Marire, Juniours
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2024
Date: 2024
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/470864
Identifier: vital:77402
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v27i1.5486
Description: The South African pharmaceutical sector is Africa's largest and most advanced but heavily depends on imported products and active pharmaceutical ingredients to meet its demands. The status quo is due to low intra-industry trade, which is necessary to induce innovation and technological progress essential for accelerating local production, export growth and reducing dependence on imports. AIM: The primary objective of this article was to examine intra-industry trade in South Africa's pharmaceutical sector and subsequently, total factor productivity (TFP) as a key driver of intra-industry trade. Intra-industry trade was measured using data obtained from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development databases, while the TFP was measured using data from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) covering 2001-2021.
Format: 16 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
Relation: Malimba, N., Mutambara, T.E. and Marire, J., 2024. Measuring intra-industry trade and productivity in the South African pharmaceutical sector. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 27(1), pp.1-16
Relation: South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences volume 27 number 1 1 16 2024 1015-8812
Rights: Publisher
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences Statement (https://www.scielo.org.za/revistas/sajems/iaboutj.htm)

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